There is no question that the United States, like the rest of the world, is getting hotter. NASA reports that 18 of the 19 warmest years on record have occurred since 2000.

As summers get hotter and longer, more workers are dying from heat. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows that worker heat deaths have doubled since the early 1990s.  As heat-related deaths increase, much more needs to be done to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses.

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The BlueGreen Alliance—along with the United Auto Workers (UAW), United Steelworkers (USW), International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Ceres, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and National Employment Law Project (NELP)—have developed a checklist that companies, universities, cities, counties, and states can use to protect workers from heat.